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Ethical Meat

Wal-Mart: Harms Animals, Ignores Science

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 02.18.2013 | Green
Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Wal-Mart, Factory Farms, Walmart, Gestation Crates, Animal Cruelty, Pigs, Ethical Meat, Video, Green News
Bruce Friedrich

There is a battle going on between animal protection advocates and the pork industry over "gestation crates," the 2-foot by 7-foot cages that confine about 80 percent of the United States' breeding pigs.

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10 Suggestions for Female Judges for NY Times' "Ethical Meat" Contest

Michele Simon | Posted 05.26.2012 | Home
Read More: Meat, Food Politics, Ethical Meat, The New York Times, New York Times, Meat Industry, NY Times, Home News
Michele Simon

Yesterday, I wrote about how the New York Times' contest for meat eaters is great PR for the meat industry. Upon sending that missive to the Times, I ...

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Facebook Founder Faces Food

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 08.09.2011 | Green
Read More: Farm Animals, Factory Farming, Facebook, Animal Protection, Slaughterhouse, Animal Cruelty, Butchering, Ethical Meat, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg Meat, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

We owe Mark Zuckerberg some plaudits, not only for reminding people that eating meat involves the killing of animals, but also for recognizing that it's morally dubious to pass the "dirty work" off to a slaughter plant worker.

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5 Ways To Eat Ethically Without Giving Up Meat

Take Part | Jason Horn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Bacon, Sustainable Food, Meat Substitute, Ethical Meat, Environment, Food, Sustainable Meat, Eating Meat, Flexitarian, Green News

There's no way around it: Meat production is bad for the environment. Ozone-destroying methane in cow farts, overflowing toxic-pig-poo lagoons, and th...

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